autoschediastic
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Autoschediastic — Au to*sche di*as tic ([add] t[ o]*sk[=e] d[i^]*[a^]s t[i^]k), Autoschediastical Au to*sche di*as tic*al ( [a^]s t[i^]*kal), a. [Auto + Gr. schedia zein to do hastily. See {Schediasm}.] Extemporary; offhand. [R.] Dean Martin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autoschediastic — au·to·sche·di·as·tic … English syllables
autoschediastic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|skēdē|astik adjective Etymology: Greek autoschediastikos, from autoschediastos extemporary (from autoschediazein) + ikos ic : extemporary, offhand * * * autoschediasˈtic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Autoschediastical — Autoschediastic Au to*sche di*as tic ([add] t[ o]*sk[=e] d[i^]*[a^]s t[i^]k), Autoschediastical Au to*sche di*as tic*al ( [a^]s t[i^]*kal), a. [Auto + Gr. schedia zein to do hastily. See {Schediasm}.] Extemporary; offhand. [R.] Dean Martin. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autoschediasm — autoschediast, n. autoschediastic, autoschediastical, adj. /aw toh skee dee az euhm/, n. something that is improvised or extemporized. [1835 45; < Gk autoschedíasma, deriv., with (s)ma resultative n. suffix, of autoschediázein to extemporize, v.… … Universalium
improvised — [adj] made up ad lib, autoschediastic, Band Aid*, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporized, fly by night*, hit or miss*, impromptu, improviso, makeshift, offhand, spontaneous, spur of the moment*, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied; concept 267… … New thesaurus
autoschediasm — n. improvization. ♦ autoschediastic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
